Equal Opportunities & Diversity Essentials E-Learning Course

Introduction

• Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act places a duty on public authorities to have due regard to the need to promote equality of opportunity.
  
  
• The Department of Health & Social Services & Public Safety is committed to promoting respect for diversity and to challenging sectarianism and racism in both employment and services.
  
  
• The Agenda for Change key skills framework requires all staff to undergo training which will provide them with the knowledge and understanding to fulfil both their legal duties and uphold and maintain the Trust's commitment.
  
  

This course has been designed specifically to meet the equality and diversity learning needs of staff. It introduces everyone to the concepts of equal opportunities and diversity and provides an overview of the main legislation and its practical implications.

This course involves a time commitment of 1 hour a week. You will need your manager's agreement to take the course and allow you study time.

For further information or to enrol for the Equal Opportunities & Diversity Essentials E-Learning Course contact your equality manager.

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The equality manager will have given you a user name and password which will allow you access to the course for three weeks. At the end of which time you are allowed to take the test a maximum of three times.